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- [mahy-self]
- /maɪˈsɛlf/
- /maɪˈself/
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- [mahy-self]
- /maɪˈsɛlf/
Definitions of myself word
- noun myself There is no disagreement over the use of myself and other -self forms when they are used intensively (I myself cannot agree) or reflexively (He introduced himself proudly). Questions are raised, however, when the -self forms are used instead of the personal pronouns (I, me, etc.) as subjects, objects, or complements. Myself occurs only rarely as a single subject in place of I: Myself was the one who called. The recorded instances of such use are mainly poetic or literary. It is also uncommon as a simple object in place of me: Since the letter was addressed to myself, I opened it. As part of a compound subject, object, or complement, myself and to a lesser extent the other -self forms are common in informal speech and personal writing, somewhat less common in more formal speech and writing: The manager and myself completed the arrangements. Many came to welcome my husband and myself back to Washington. Myself and other -self forms are also used, alone or with other nouns or pronouns, in constructions after as, than, or but in all varieties of speech and writing: The captain has far more experience than myself in such matters. Orders have arrived for everyone but the orderlies and yourself. There is ample precedent, going as far back as Chaucer and running through the whole range of British and American literature and other serious formal writing, for all these uses. Many usage guides, however, state that to use myself in any construction in which I or me could be used instead (as My daughter and myself play the flute instead of My daughter and I, or a gift for my husband and myself instead of for my husband and me) is characteristic only of informal speech and that such use ought not to occur in writing. See also me. 1
- noun myself Used by a speaker to refer to himself or herself as the object of a verb or preposition when he or she is the subject of the clause. 1
- pronoun myself in person 1
- pronoun myself intensifier for I or me 1
- pronoun myself reflexive 1
- pronoun myself A speaker or writer uses myself to refer to himself or herself. Myself is used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject refers to the same person. 0
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Origin of myself
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; my + self; replacing Middle English meself, Old English mē selfum (dative)
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Parts of speech for Myself
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
myself popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
myself usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for myself
pron myself
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- yours truly — a conventional phrase used at the end of a letter.
pronoun myself
noun myself
- self — a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.
- oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- individualization — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
- proprium — a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
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